21. Matt Harvey: $614,125
Those are their 2015 ranks among the Met players and their annual pay. A complete list of all Mets is below. Just to get it out of the way, Harvey is being paid way more than 99.9% of all Americans. However, within the context of major league baseball Harvey is about at minimum wage. Next season Harvey is arbitration eligible and can finally get some significant bucks. For their careers they have been paid:
Wright: $105,446,500
Harvey: $1,105,375
Keep track of the number of digits. That's $105 million to $1 million. Obviously Wright has played much longer and has been arbitration eligible and potentially free agent eligible. Additionally here is what they are owed in future pay:
Wright: $87,000,000 (2016 through 2020)
Harvey: 0
I mention David Wright not because he is the highest paid Met but because his name has been invoked as representing possible resentment among Harvey's Met teammates, even though no specific complaints have been indicated. Sunday night in an 11-2 loss to the Yankees Harvey was removed from the game after five innings and only 77 pitches and leading 1-0. Combined with the subsequent failure of the Met relief pitchers this provoked yet another round of mindless condemnation of Harvey by both fans and media. Check this really good factual analysis in fangraphs.com:
Matt Harvey, Hansel Robles, and Hindsight
by Dave Cameron - September 21, 2015
One important thing that Cameron did not mention: only one of the five runs allowed by the first relief pitcher was earned because of errors by second baseman Daniel Murphy and third baseman David Wright.
The next day on the MLB Network a panel composed of former pitcher Joe Magrane (paid $5,040,500 for 1,097 innings over 8 seasons within 1987-1996) and three generation X types (Brian Kenny was absent) unanimously agreed that Harvey should rub his arm in the dirt and pitch until he drops for the greater glory of the New York Mets. They speculated about possible dissension and mentioned that Wright was playing hurt. Before Sunday's game Wright was interviewed on ESPN and gave no indication that he resented Harvey. If anything, Wright was quite understanding.
Actually David Wright has played in only 30 of the 151 Met games in 2015. Wright did not play while he was hurt. Now that he is no longer hurt he is playing. That's pretty much how it works. Non-pitchers play with minor injuries but pitchers pretty much do not because that could cause an arm injury.
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| Dizzy Dean, April 15, 1935 cover of Time magazine by Acme Newspictures, Inc. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons |
http://baseballhall.org/hof/dean-dizzy
In 1937 (top salary: $25,500), Dean suffered an injury after being hit in the toe by a line drive. Trying to return from the injury too quickly, Dean hut his arm and largely lost his effectiveness.
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Matt Harvey has the basic right to get his big pay day. It's his opportunity to secure his financial future and that of his family. It's also his opportunity to just pile up a lot of money. What he does with it is none of our business.
Faced with the reality of his situation Harvey presented his doctor's note to get off work. Maybe his earlier bluster was real but his common sense kicked in before he did something foolish. Would any of us have acted differently in making the ultimate decision? Now he is being pushed from almost all sides to pitch in the tournament, which will put him past his rough 180 innings limit. Yes, we all know that there are many factors but who would continue into the unknown, especially at this stage in his career? Maybe Harvey wants the big bucks. Maybe he just does not want a second surgery and the long agonizing rehabilitation and uncertainty. If you are one of the people pushing him to ignore his doctor and pitch as much as the Mets need him, how will you feel if Matt Harvey grabs his arm in pain and walks off the mound and a few days later into the operating room?
| Name | Age | Yrs | Acquired | SrvTm | Agent | Contract Status | 2015 ▾ | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wright | 32 | 12 | Amateur Draft | 10.075 | ACES | 14 yrs/$192M (07-20) | $20M | $20M | $20M | $20M | $15M | $12M |
| Curtis Granderson | 34 | 12 | Free Agency | 9.077 | Matt Brown | 4 yrs/$60M (14-17) | $16M | $16M | $15M | FA | ||
| Bartolo Colon | 42 | 18 | Free Agency | 16.061 | Mitch Frankel | 2 yrs/$20M (14-15) | $11M | FA | ||||
| Yoenis Cespedes | 29 | 4 | Traded | 3.000 | Roc Nation Sports | 4 yrs/$36M (12-15) | $10.5M | FA | ||||
| Michael Cuddyer | 36 | 15 | Free Agency | 11.157 | Casey Close | 2 yrs/$21M (15-16) | $8.5M | $12.5M | FA | |||
| Tyler Clippard | 30 | 9 | Traded | 5.148 | Excel Sports Mana... | 1 yr/$8.3M (15) | $8.3M | FA | ||||
| Daniel Murphy | 30 | 7 | Amateur Draft | 5.109 | ACES | 1 yr/$8M (15) | $8M | FA | ||||
| Jon Niese | 28 | 8 | Amateur Draft | 5.107 | Tom O'Connell | 5 yrs/$25.27M (12-16) & 17-18 team option | $7M | $9M | $500k [FA-*] | $0 [FA-*] | FA | |
| Juan Uribe | 36 | 15 | Traded | 13.089 | Martin Arburua | 2 yrs/$15M (14-15) | $6.5M | FA | ||||
| Eric O'Flaherty | 30 | 10 | Traded | 7.062 | MVP Sports Group | 2 yrs/$7M (14-15) | $5.5M | FA | ||||
| Addison Reed | 26 | 5 | Traded | 3.027 | Wasserman Media G... | 1 yr/$4.88M (15) | $4.88M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Lucas Duda | 29 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 3.137 | Beverly Hills Spo... | 1 yr/$4.2M (15) | $4.2M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Bobby Parnell | 30 | 8 | Amateur Draft | 5.132 | ACES | 1 yr/$3.7M (15) | $3.7M | FA | ||||
| Jenrry Mejia | 25 | 5 | Amateur Free Agent | 2.140 | Peter E. Greenber... | 1 yr/$2.6M (15) | $2.6M | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Jerry Blevins | 31 | 9 | Traded | 5.081 | Excel Sports Mana... | 1 yr/$2.4M (15) | $2.4M | FA | ||||
| Tim Stauffer | 33 | 10 | Free Agency | 6.143 | Ron Shapiro | 1 yr/$2.2M (15) | $2.2M | FA | ||||
| Ruben Tejada | 25 | 6 | Amateur Free Agent | 3.171 | Peter E. Greenber... | 1 yr/$1.88M (15) | $1.88M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Kelly Johnson | 33 | 10 | Traded | 9.127 | Relativity Baseba... | 1 yr/$1.5M (15) | $1.5M | FA | ||||
| Eric Young | 30 | 7 | Purchased | 4.123 | CAA Sports (Jeff ... | 1 yr/$1M (15) | $1M | Arb | FA | |||
| Buddy Carlyle | 37 | 9 | Free Agency | 4.002 | Alan Nero | 1 yr/$725k (15) | $725k | Arb | FA | |||
| Matt Harvey | 26 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 2.072 | Scott Boras | 1 yr/$614k (15) | $614.12k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Carlos Torres | 32 | 6 | Free Agency | 2.114 | Full Circle Sport... | 1 yr/$582k (15) | $582.12k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Jacob deGrom | 27 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.139 | 1 yr/$557k (15) | $556.88k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Zack Wheeler | 25 | 2 | Traded | 1.098 | Jet Sports Manage... | 1 yr/$546k (15) | $546.25k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA |
| Juan Lagares | 26 | 3 | Amateur Free Agent | 1.160 | ACES (Sam & Seth ... | 5 yrs/$23.03M (15-19) | $528.7k | $2.5M | $4.5M | $6.5M | $9M | FA |
| Travis d'Arnaud | 26 | 3 | Traded | 1.044 | Wasserman Media G... | 1 yr/$525k (15) | $525.42k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA |
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis | 27 | 4 | Waivers | 1.123 | Paragon Sports In... | 1 yr/$525k (15) | $525.41k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA |
| Jeurys Familia | 25 | 4 | Amateur Free Agent | 2.030 | ACES (Sam & Seth ... | 1 yr/$524k (15) | $523.92k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Josh Edgin | 28 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 2.015 | 1 yr/$521k (15) | $520.62k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Anthony Recker | 31 | 5 | Waivers | 2.128 | All Bases Covered | 1 yr/$518k (15) | $517.88k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Wilmer Flores | 23 | 3 | Amateur Free Agent | 1.003 | ACES (Sam & Seth ... | 1 yr/$514k (15) | $513.54k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA |
| Eric Campbell | 28 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.142 | 1 yr/$511k (15) | $511.06k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Rafael Montero | 24 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 0.051 | 1 yr/$511k (15) | $511k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Erik Goeddel | 26 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.028 | 1 yr/$509k (15) | $509.12k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Dilson Herrera | 21 | 2 | Traded | 0.031 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Dario Alvarez | 26 | 2 | Free Agency | 0.028 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Johnny Monell | 29 | 2 | Free Agency | 0.027 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Wilfredo Tovar | 23 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 0.016 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Signed | Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) | *34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Dollars Committed | Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) | *$133.9M | $60M | $40M | $26.5M | $24M | $12M | |||||
| Contract Options | Players with any type of option | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Option Values | Maximum value of options if all are exercised | $10M | $11M | |||||||||
| Arb Eligible | Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) | 0-0-11-0 | 0-0-13-0 | 0-0-18-0 | 0-0-12-0 | 0-0-8-0 | ||||||
| Arb Costs | Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) | $43.2M | $51.1M | $70.7M | $47.2M | $31.4M | ||||||
| Other Players | Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 16 | ||||||
| Other Costs | Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) | $5.94M | $5.94M | $3.3M | $7.26M | $10.56M | ||||||
| Payroll (no options) | Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) | $109.2M | $97M | $100.5M | $78.4M | $54M | ||||||
| Payroll (options) | Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) | $109.2M | $106.4M | $110.9M | $78.4M | $54M | ||||||
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